I read your request for creative ways to save when shopping or cooking.  I am the Director of Cranston Senior Services and want to let you know about an affordable option for those over 60 for a lunch meal.

There are many senior centers and senior meal sites around the state where a hot meal is served Monday through Friday for a suggested donation of $3.

At Cranston Senior Services we serve lunch at 11:45 M-F. Anyone 60 or older (or anyone who is disabled regardless of age) is welcome to dine at our Center. Our chefs and kitchen staff prepare a full, nutritious meal with fresh ingredients every day. For instance, a typical menu would consist of soup or salad; a meat, fish or pasta entrée; a vegetable; a starch item; and dessert. Coffee, tea and water are also served. There aren’t many places where you can get a complete meal for $3. It’s not only affordable – it’s also nutritionally well balanced and for many who eat at Cranston Senior Services, it is their main meal for the day.  Anyone who would like a menu can call (401) 780-6000; or go on-line to http://www.cranstonri.com/ and click on “Departments”, then “Senior Services.”

Also, at Cranston Senior Services snack bar, we sell cooked entrees such as lasagna, chicken parmesan, and other dinner items daily, at extremely reasonable prices; and they are packaged so an individual doesn’t have to purchase more than enough for themselves which avoids waste and overspending.

If you‘d like more information on the senior meal program or Cranston Senior Services snack bar, please feel free to contact me at 780-6189.

Terry Murphy

executive director

Cranston Department of Senior Services